Day: July 16, 2014

In the last post we covered military service uniforms. Now it’s on to the shoot ’em up bang side of warfare: small arms. Man has been waging war for thousands of years. In the beginning it was with rocks and sticks. Over time it has become a race between countries and cultures to perfect instruments of death.

Why is it important to know something about firearms? Well, if you’re writing a period piece, oh let’s say about the American Civil War, you don’t want your Johnny Rebs engaging the Union troops with M4 carbines. That might work if you were doing a time-shifting/time travel story. A platoon of Confederate soldiers armed with modern rifles would lay waste to an entire company of Union soldiers. You could, in effect, change the course of history with that scenario. Continue reading “Getting it Right: Military Small Arms”

The time is at hand. Which story was your fave in this week’s flash fiction challenge?

Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Whose flash fiction story was your fave this week?

Christian A. Brown (53%, 66 Votes)

Dick C Waters (17%, 21 Votes)

Sara Stark (10%, 13 Votes)

David Dubrow (5%, 6 Votes)

Jon Jefferson (5%, 6 Votes)

MathoSkaCikala (3%, 4 Votes)

Lois Nelsen Lewandowski (3%, 4 Votes)

Mary Ellen Courtney (2%, 2 Votes)

AL Kaplan (2%, 2 Votes)

Ros Nazilli (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 124

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

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It’s July and that means it’s summer vacation time if you’re north of the equator. Everything’s bright and sunny and people are taking pictures and pinning them…you guessed it…on Pinterest. Get your Pinterest boards some love – post your link in today’s Pinterest fest!

This is how it works: you don’t have to be an author, publisher, publicist, literary agent, book reviewer, librarian, (or especially a book-lover) – you just have to want to meet other Pinners. In the comments below, paste in the link for your Pinterest Page. Make sure you show some love to the links in the comments above yours, and check back throughout the day to catch up.